An American White Pelican tending to its young while another pelican flies by in the background. A hand painted glass slide by Finley and Bohlman at Klamath Marsh, 1905. Klamath would later in 1908, under the influence of Finley and Bohlman's work,...

The marsh system on the Aransas NWR is under constant threat due to erosion. Erosion is caused by a variety of factors, boat traffic and hurricanes are major contributors to erosion on the Refuge. Over the past 10 years multiple projects to armor...

The marsh system on the Aransas NWR is under constant threat due to erosion. Erosion is caused by a variety of factors, boat traffic and hurricanes are major contributors to erosion on the Refuge. Over the past 10 years multiple projects to armor...

An Atlantic salmon parr of the Machias River in eastern Maine. Atlantic salmon of the Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segment (DPS) were listed in an endangered status under the protection of the Endangered Species Act in December 2000. This...

Work of the Service; Avian Influenza; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska

Setting humane spring-loaded trap under Brant nest for capture and testing of Brant. Tutakoke Bird Camp, Coast of the Bering Sea just south of Hooper Bay, Alaska, near Chevak, Alaska. This image taken between June 14 - June 20, 2006.

Work of the Service; Avian Influenza; Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; Alaska

Setting a humane spring-loaded trap under Brant nest for capturing and testing Brant. Tutakoke Bird Camp, Coast of the Bering Sea just south of Hooper Bay, Alaska, near Chevak, Alaska. This image taken between June 14 - June 20, 2006.

This picture is a close-up of a white flower. Spanning the 117,464-acre refuge are several distinct groups of plants and animals that are dependent on each other, also known as biotic communities. Visitors will enjoy the semi-desert grasslands...

Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;

This image was taken at a Southern Appalachian bog in western North Carolina during a search for bog turtles conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and its volunteers. The bog turtle is...

Similarity of Appearance (Threatened); Surveying; Reptiles; Partnerships; Work of the Service;

The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in North America. The species is protected under the Endangered Species Act and faces great threats from both poaching and habitat degradation as the wetlands where they live have disappeared dramatically over...

Spanning the 117,464-acre refuge are several distinct groups of plants and animals that are dependent on each other, also known as biotic communities. Visitors will enjoy the semi-desert grasslands that blend into the cottonwoods and willow that...

The term cadastral survey refers to the official boundary surveys performed under the authority of Title 43 of the United States Code (U.S.C.). Cadastral surveys in general create, mark, and define, retrace, resurvey and reestablish the boundaries...